tangle
/ˈtæŋɡəl/
noun
- A confused mass of twisted things, such as hair, wires, or plants.
- Her hair was a tangle after she took off her hat.
- There was a tangle of cables behind the computer desk.
- The hiker got stuck in a tangle of thorny bushes.
- A confused or complicated situation.
- He found himself in a tangle of lies and half-truths.
- The negotiations became a tangle of conflicting demands.
- The legal tangle took years to resolve.
verb
- To twist together into a confused mass.
- The wind tangled her hair into a mess of knots.
- Be careful not to tangle the fishing line when you cast it.
- The kitten tangled the ball of yarn under the sofa.
- To involve in a complicated or difficult situation.
- The company got tangled in legal disputes over the patent.
- He didn't want to tangle himself in their argument.
- She tried not to tangle with the bureaucracy of the school system.
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